excuses in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.excuse N [Brit ɪkˈskjuːs, ɛkˈskjuːs, Am ɪkˈskjus]

1. excuse:

excuse (reason)
scusa f
excuse (reason)
giustificazione f
excuse (pretext)
scusa f
excuse (pretext)
pretesto m (for per; for doing, to do per fare)
to make or find an excuse
trovare una scusa
you're always making excuses!
trovi sempre delle scuse!
to be an excuse to do or for doing
essere una scusa per fare
I have a good excuse for not doing it
ho una buona ragione per non farlo
this gave me an excuse to leave early
questo mi diede una scusa per andare via presto
so what's his excuse this time?
e questa volta che scusa ha trovato?
is that the best excuse you can come up with?
non hai una scusa migliore?
any excuse for a day off work!
tutte le scuse sono buone per saltare un giorno di lavoro!
this is a poor excuse for a meal!
è un pasto davvero misero!
he's a poor excuse for a man!
è solo l'ombra di un uomo or un surrogato di uomo!

III.excuse VB trans [Brit ɪkˈskjuːz, ɛkˈskjuːz, Am ɪkˈskjuz]

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1. excuse (forgive):

excuse person, rudeness
scusare
excuse error
perdonare
to excuse sb for doing
scusare qn per aver fatto
you could be excused for misinterpreting him
ti si può scusare per averlo capito male
if you'll excuse the expression
se mi si consente l'espressione
excuse me!
scusa(mi)! mi scusi! chiedo scusa!
excuse me, is this the London train?
mi scusi, è questo il treno per Londra?
excuse me for asking, but do you live here?
mi scusi se glielo chiedo or mi perdoni la domanda, ma lei abita qui?
you'll have to excuse me for not inviting you in
mi devi scusare se non ti invito a entrare
excuse me, but I think you're mistaken
scusa, ma credo che ti sbagli
excuse me, but I did not get the sack inf
mi spiace (tanto per te), ma non sono stato licenziato
if you'll excuse me, I have work to do
se mi vuoi scusare, ho del lavoro da fare
“would you like a drink?” - “excuse me?” Am
“vuoi qualcosa da bere?” - “(come) scusa?”
may I be excused? Brit (requesting permission from teacher) euph
posso uscire? posso andare al bagno?

IV.to excuse oneself VB refl [Brit ɪkˈskjuːz, ɛkˈskjuːz, Am ɪkˈskjuz]

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paltry excuse
meschino
jerk out reply, excuse, apology
farfugliare

Translations for excuses in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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pretestuosamente
with excuses
scusa
excuse
una magra, buona scusa
a poor, good excuse
non è una scusa per fare
it's no excuse for doing or to do
cercare delle scuse
to look for excuses
trovare una scusa
to make or find an excuse
avere sempre una scusa pronta
to be always ready with one's excuses
a mo' di scusa, come scusa
as an excuse, by way of an excuse
trovi sempre delle scuse!
you're always making excuses!
non ci sono scuse che tengano!
there can be no possible excuses! that's no excuse!
con una scusa
with an excuse
scusa
excuse
fare or presentare le proprie scuse a qn
to make or give one's excuses or apologies to sb
chiedo scusa
I beg your pardon, excuse me
scusa
excuse
ogni scusa è buona per lui
any excuse is good for him
appicco
excuse
nulla giustifica la crudeltà
there is no excuse for cruelty
giustificare comportamento, ritardo, assenza
to excuse
cerchi sempre di giustificarla
you are always making excuses for her
giustificarsi (scusarsi)
to excuse oneself
non cercare di giustificarti
don't try to make excuses
scusante
excuse
avere qc come scusante
to have sth as an excuse
non avere scusanti
to have no excuse
la pretestuosità di questa scusa è evidente
this is clearly an excuse
pardon
excuse me

excuses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for excuses in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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excuse1 [ɪks·ˈkju:z] VB trans

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timeworn excuse
banale
fabricate excuse
inventare
to mouth an excuse
tirare fuori la solita scusa

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excuses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to manufacture an excuse/a story
inventare una scusa/una storia
to make excuses for sb
giustificare qn
be there on time — no excuses!
sii puntuale — niente scuse!
to brew up a story/an excuse
inventare una storia/una scusa
to find excuses
trovare scuse
to put sb off with excuses
dare buca a qu con delle scuse inf
that excuse won't wash with me inf
questa scusa con me non attacca
to be a poor excuse for sth
essere la brutta copia di qc
the teacher did not buy your excuse
il maestro non ha creduto alle tue scuse
excuse me, do you have the time?
scusi, che ore sono?

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English
When a guest is hungry, he excuses himself and retires to the dining room, a private cubicle, to eat food.
en.wikipedia.org
He is inarguably a criminal, and makes no excuses for it.
business.financialpost.com
He seemingly never cares about their troubles and works, and always finds excuses to procrastinate their expedition.
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Our taxation system excuses more than a fifth of people from paying anything at all through direct taxation.
www.irishexaminer.com
From there, the said individuals use visual aids, alibis, emotional and offbeat excuses to get out of their traffic tickets.
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She also evaluated contestants in the boardroom, pointing out critical errors and rebutting excuses they offered for losing the tasks.
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However, there are no excuses for trying an overused and tawdry storyline.
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He further said that the concept was end-to-end mea culpa, full of clarifications, rectifications and excuses, revising the history of a man who knows he doesn't have much time left.
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Elections are nothing but a tribal headcount of careerist politicians who will offer the same excuses again and again for failing to deliver.
www.independent.ie
He made no excuses, he didn't try to sugarcoat it, and he didn't tiptoe around it.
www.rushlimbaugh.com

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